Italy has a wealth of medal opportunities on the second day of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, with competitions spanning alpine skiing, biathlon, snowboarding, speed skating, and figure skating.
The day’s action kicks off at 11:30 AM with the women’s downhill ski race on the legendary Olympia delle Tofane course in Cortina d’Ampezzo. All eyes will be on Italian favorites Sofia Goggia and Federica Brignone, but Laura Pirovano is also poised to challenge for a spot on the podium.
The competition then shifts to Livigno for the parallel giant slalom snowboarding event, where Italy is a strong contender. Italian men dominated the World Cup season in this discipline with five wins in seven races, and the women’s team also looks promising.
Simultaneously, biathlon events begin in Anterselva with the mixed relay, featuring Tommaso Giacomel, Lukas Hofer, Lisa Vittozzi, and Dorothea Wierer, all aiming for a medal.
The afternoon will spotlight Davide Ghiotto in the 5,000-meter speed skating race, while the evening will conclude with the team event in figure skating.
Rounding out the day’s schedule are matches in the mixed doubles curling round robin. Constantini and Mosaner are scheduled for a double header, first against the Czech Republic and then against Great Britain.
Here is the schedule for Sunday, February 8th at the Milano Cortina Olympics (X denotes events without Italian participation):
09:00 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), qualifications 09:30 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), qualifications 10:00 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), elimination round 10:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Norway – Czech Republic 10:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: South Korea – Estonia 10:30 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), elimination round 11:30 – Alpine Skiing – Downhill (W), MEDAL EVENT 12:30 – Cross-country Skiing – 20 km skiathlon (M), MEDAL EVENT 13:00 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), 1/8 finals (1st-8th series) 13:24 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), 1/8 finals (1st-8th series)
13:48 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), quarterfinals 14:00 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), quarterfinals 14:05 – Biathlon – Mixed Relay (X), MEDAL EVENT
14:12 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), semifinals 14:19 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), semifinals 14:26 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), bronze medal final 14:29 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (W), final 14:36 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), bronze medal final 14:39 – Snowboard – Parallel Giant Slalom (M), FINAL
14:35 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Canada – Sweden 14:35 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Great Britain – Switzerland 14:35 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: United States – Estonia 14:35 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Italy – Czech Republic
16:00 – Speed Skating – 5000 m (M), MEDAL EVENT 16:40 – Ice Hockey – Women, Group B: France – Sweden
17:00 – Luge – Men’s Singles, 3rd run 18:32 – Luge – Men’s Singles, MEDAL EVENT
19:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Italy – Great Britain 19:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: United States – Sweden 19:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Switzerland – Norway 19:05 – Curling – Mixed, preliminaries: Canada – South Korea
19:30 – Figure Skating – Team Event (X), free pairs 19:30 – Snowboard – Big Air (W), qualifications 20:45 – Figure Skating – Team Event (X), free women
21:10 – Ice Hockey – Women, Group A: Czech Republic – Finland 21:55 – Figure Skating – Team Event (X), free men 23:00 – Figure Skating – Team Event (X), overall standings
